Linux World / Network World 2006

[CLIFFORD ILKAY]

On October 20, 2005 09:31, John Macdonald wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 10:36:52PM -0400, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
> > CLIFFORD ILKAY wrote:
> > >How can people make money from Open Source?
> >
> > This is an importrant question, but I don't think it's the right
> > topic at the tradeshow.
> >
> > The show floor is a parade of vendors offering examples of how to
> > make/save money from open source. Arguably, that is the prime
> > purpose of the show. A user group should offer a contrast, a
> > breather, something that vendors can't or won't talk about.
> >
> > If the goal is to interest people in {T,NewT,GTA}LUG, you don't
> > want to offer the same kind of presentations as the vendors.
>
> I agreee to an extent.  You (assuming that you, Evan, are the
> presenter) will have to be prepared to answer questions of the
> form "Since noone can make money from this stuff, what will keep
> it developing in a useful direction to meet my future needs?"

I am amused by how this thread has morphed from me mentioning what my 
customers are asking me to me supposedly asking how people make money 
from Open Source. I am not the one you have to convince.
-- 
Regards,

Clifford Ilkay
Dinamis Corporation
3266 Yonge Street, Suite 1419
Toronto, ON
Canada  M4N 3P6

+1 416-410-3326
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